Samuel Rutherford was born in Scotland in 1600. He lived a careless life as a youth, but after graduating from the university in Edinburgh, he became serious about following Christ. He studied theology and was licensed to preach. The Scottish … Continue reading Christ’s Withered Garden
He hated school but possessed an insatiable curiosity about herbalists, fortune-tellers, snakes, and dwarfs. Continue reading Bread and Book
It’s possible to love our families more than we love God, a sin that turns our children into idols. The Lord once tested two men along these lines—the patriarch Abraham with his son and the philanthropist George Mueller with his … Continue reading The Trial of Faith
They decided to call themselves after the Old Testament character Gideon who was “willing to do whatever God asked.” Continue reading No Vacancy
Wilberforce wrote, “Stephen is an improved and improving character, one of those whom religion has transformed and in whom it has triumphed by conquering some natural infirmities.” Continue reading James Stephen and Battle to Abolish Slavery
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